SOC041 Introduction to Legal English for Erasmus Students

Právnická fakulta
jaro 2023
Rozsah
2/0/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D.
Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh
Po 20. 2. až Pá 19. 5. Čt 12:00–13:40 131
Předpoklady
Intermediate level of English and essential background knowledge of law
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
In the course, students will;
strengthen the speaking skills in the environment of legal practice;
increase the comprehension of spoken English on legal topics;
improve the ability to present a law related topic;
strengthen/extend legal vocabulary.
Výstupy z učení
The student will be able to
indentify specific features of legal English;
describe various areas of law;
describe civil and criminal cases;
compare legal professions in various countries;
present a law-related topic (face-to-face and as a podcast);
discuss law-related issues;
provide feedback.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction to the course, syllabus, requirements, aims.
  • 2. What is law?
  • 3. Legal education
  • 4. The legal systems: sources of law - common law, civil law;
  • 5. The legal system: legislation;
  • 6. Classification of law - various branches;
  • 7.Types of courts, civil procedure;
  • 8.Types of courts, criminal procedure;
  • 9. Legalese and legal Latin;
  • 10. A career in the law, law firm structure;
  • 11. Case briefs;
  • 12. Podcasts, discussions, feedback.
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Materials and e-learning in the Interactive syllabus
    doporučená literatura
  • KROIS-LINDNER, Amy. International legal English : a course for classroom or self-study use : [students' book with audio CDs]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 320 s. ISBN 9780521675178. info
Výukové metody
1) Seminars with the active participation of students motivated to develop their language skills, especially speaking.
2) Out-of-class work: e-learning tasks in the IS MU (ROPOTs), recording a podcast on a legal topic, providing feedback to podcasts.
Metody hodnocení
Requirements for the credits:
1) active participation in the lessons (80% attendance required),
2) a team presentation with a discussion task,
3) completing e-learning tasks concerning the topics (ROPOTs), including short writing tasks,
4) uploading an individual podcast and peer feedback to the podcasts,
5) written examination - online final test (ROPOT: 1 listening task, 2 reading tasks, 1 writing task)
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Detailed information about the requirements and the content can be found in the Intaractive syllabus of the course.
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